Vehicle-wheel.



No. 868,047. PATENTED 001". 15, 1907 G. s. WHIQTBLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1906.

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GEORGE s. \VHITELEY, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

No. ses,o47.

I Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed Apri118,1il06. Serial No. 812,875. i

"To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WHITELEY, a citizen of the United States, residing" at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ve hide-Wheels, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to vehicle wheels, particularly of self-propelled roadvehicles, which have their double rims elastically supported on S-shaped springs interposed be'tw'een the outer rim and the inner rim; and the objects of my invention are to provide said springs with means to permit each end to rock'to a certain extent in its attachments to the rims, and with means to limit the a rocking movement; also to provide the springs with reinforcing spring loaves within their bent portions and also with rubber bumpers to prevent breakage of said parts when in use. I attain these -objects'by'the construction illustrated in theaccornpanying drawing in which I Figure 1, in a side view partly in section of a portion ofa vehicle wheel constructed in accordance with my in- I vention'. Fig.2, isaradial transverse section on line xrc. of Fig. 1, but on a-larger scale. Fig". 3, is a perspective view of one of the bearing clip platesuse d to secure the outer end of one of the springs to the outer folly Fi 4, is a perspective view of a small plate to be secured upon the outer end of oneof the springs, its hooked portion being to receive the pivot bolt uniting the spring to the bearing plate. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of one of the S-shaped springs. Fig. 6, is a perspective view of one of the spring reinforcing springs to be socured within each bend of the spring. Fig. 7, is a per-.

spective view of a sleeve, preferably of bronze to receive the pivot bolt of each end of the spring. Fig. 8, is a 'per-, spective view of one of the spring plates used to connect the inner end'of one of the S-shaped springs to the bearing plate used on the inner. felly by means of a transverse bolt and sleeve which are to be received in its concave portion, the downwardly bent ends of the spring plate being to limit the oscillationof each S-shaped spring. Fig. 9, is a perspective view of a pair of the retaining clip-plates of the inner felly. Fig. 10, is a perspective view of one of the rubber bumpers. In said drawings, A, represents the wooden folly of wheel having spokes a, of any suitable form and size, and a rim B, of iron. A few' inches from the rim B, there is another wood felly C, havinga rim D of channel 1 iron on its periphery. Between the rim B, of the inner wheel, and the folly C, of the outer wheel are placed a series of S-shaped springs E, of elastic flat metal, Said springs are so arranged that the bends of each one alternate in direction with the bends of the two springs on each side thereof. In other words one half of the springs used are in the form of a true 8, while others are in ,the form of an inverted S, so that the bent portion of one will re-act against thebent portions of the next spring, whether'the vehicle progresses forward or back- I ward. I

To the inner, end of each spring E, is secured a spring plate F, of flat metal to secure it to one of the side plates Cr, of the folly. Each plate F, is concavcd at f, about the middle of its length to receive a bolt H, and its sleeve h preferably of bronze. Said bolt is used to connect the springs E and F, to the side plates G, as it passes through said side plates G. The ends f 0f the spring-plate F are bent downwardly to rest upon the. rim B of the wheel to prevent any excessive side motion of the springs E, although the bolt H and its sleeve h are to permit a rocking motion of the springs E. Each side plate G is secured to the felly'A, by .bolts passing transversely therethrough.

To. theouter end oieach spring E, issecure'd a hook- I plate I; to receive a bolt H and its bronze sleeve h, said bolt passing through the side lugs 1c, of a clip-plate Each side lug of the plate K, radially extends sulficiently to receive two cotter-pins g, which pass also through the rubber bumpers L, and said plate K, is secured to the folly O, and to the rim D, by .bolts passing radially therethrough. 'lhe.rim D, being of channel iron, is suitable to receive a rubber tire L of anywell known form. -To reinforce the bent portionsof "the spring E, each one is provided near eachend witha leaf spring e, having flat ends and a curved middle portion, one of the flat ends being secured to the spring E. Bumpers L of rubber are also usedand secured by cotter pins 'to'the side plates G and k to rest opposite the inner.

bonds of the springs E, to prevent any excessive flQXiOIlI of said springs.

Having now fully described my invention, I'claim 1. In a vehicle wheel the combination of an inner wheel having spokes and an iron rim, an outer wheel havingnn iron rim, and a rubber tire and between said wheels 8. series oif S shaped springs having on their inner end aspring plate F, secured thereto and a pivot bolt between said. spring and'sprlng plate, and side plates receiving the ends of the pivot bolt. 2. In a vehicle wheel the combination having spokes, an outer wheel having an iron rlin and a of an inner wheel 1 rubber tire nnd between said wheels :1 series of Si-shspedv springs ha ving on their "outer ends a hook-plate I, secured thereto, and a pivot bolt between said spring and the hookplate and a clip-plate securing the ends of the pivot bolt.

3. Incombination' with theainner and outer'wheels of a vehiclewheel above described and the S-shaped springs uniting them and the side plat'esG, the rubber bumpers L S-shaped springs.

in testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SJ WHITELEY.

Witnesses:

Join! B. PAcA,

MADISON MARINE.

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